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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Cyprus to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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